SISSETON, S.D. — Coteau des Prairies Health Care System has signed a management
services agreement with Sanford Health. The agreement provides access
to Sanford Health’s wide array of service offerings that will bring
value to the community.

“The purpose of our health care system is to offer the best patient
care possible,” said Terry Jaspers, board chairman of Coteau des
Prairies Health Care System. “We believe that collaborating with
Sanford Health in Sisseton enables our patients and staff to have the
access to care and services that is second to none.”

The 10-year agreement will take effect on September 1. After five years,
Sanford Health and Coteau des Prairies Health Care System will discuss
the collaboration to ensure expectations from both organizations are being met.

“We have had a great relationship with the Coteau des Prairies Heath
Care System for many years and we’re excited for the opportunity
to work more closely,” said Eric Hilmoe, vice president of operations
for Sanford Health Network. “Sisseton sits in the heart of the Sanford
footprint today which means patients will have access to services locally
and within the region. Health care happens best when close to home and
at Sanford we use this as one of our guiding principles when partnering
with communities.”

About Sanford Health Sanford Health is one of the largest health care systems in the nation,
with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics in nine states and four countries.
Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and serving the Upper Midwest,
with nearly 1,400 physicians, Sanford Health is dedicated to several initiatives,
including global children’s clinics, genomic medicine and specialized
centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other
diseases. Sanford Health has 28,000 employees, making it the largest employer
in the Dakotas. Nearly $1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford
over the past decade have transformed how Sanford Health can improve the
human condition. For information, visit
sanfordhealth.org.

About Coteau des Prairies Health Care System

Coteau Health Care System is a 25-bed, critical access, acute care, community
non-profit hospital. We serve approximately 21,000 residents in the Glacial
Lakes Region in Northeast South Dakota as well as West Central Minnesota.
CDP Health Care System operates 3 certified rural health clinics including
the attached Sisseton Clinic; the Browns Valley Clinic in Browns Valley,
Minnesota; the Rosholt Clinic in Rosholt, South Dakota; and the Herman
Clinic in Herman, MN. At Coteau Health Care System, we are passionate
about the work we do. We believe in offering our patients individualized
attention and care, emphasizing their unique needs.